'I think people are absolutely right to be upset.'
he got the role, he did admit that Michael's"pigmentation issue" probably made him"closer to my color than his original color."the show continued to face backlash — and a petition against it gathered over 20,000 supporters.Finally, in 2017, it was decided that the episode would not be broadcast"in light of the concerns expressed by Michael Jackson’s immediate family."Now, looking back, Joseph says the whole thing was a mistake from the very beginning.
Absolutely," he recently toldHe continued,"And I’m one part of that — there are producers, broadcasters, writers, directors, all involved in these decisions. But obviously, if I’m upfront, I have become the voice for other people.""I would love them to be around the table as well to talk about it. But you know, it came at a time where there was a movement and a shift, and that was good, and it was, you know, a bad call. A bad mistake," Joseph said.
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